5/24/2005 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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[Agenda topic 3]'High Iry lake.water levels Discission: Mr. Baker did send a letter to Town officials explaining his concerns with holding back such a large amount of water in the la e�.and this committee received a copy. On May 9, 1 r. Marsters, Mrs. Nichols and a neighbor, Charles McClunin attended the Mav 9th Selectmen's meeting and voiced their disapproval of the town holding back. 1 inches of water at the darn, and causing serious property damage and soil erosion around the lake. The Enterprise published an article on the meeting, and quoted Joyce Mason as saying she would attend the next Dake Management meeting and would bring Perry Ellis and _�- Conservation. The following day, Joyce Mason called a meeting at Town Hall. Attending were Joyce Mason,,on,Perry Ellis, Barbara Nichols, William Marsters, Steve Sol o, Bob Sherman, Ed Baker, and Chuckie Green. Ideated discussion was held regarding the water level. Bob Sherman noted the endangered muscle species,Perry Ellis said there was only one 6 inch board and 2 2X 's blocking the darn. Barbara Nichols stated there was 3 1 inches of boards. The meeting ended with 1\&. Marsters,Mrs. Nichols, Perry Ellis and Joyce Mason going to the dam where the measurement showed that 31 inches of boards were present. The next day, ferry Eris removed one 2X 4. Fourteen l akeshore property owners carne to the May 24"'meeting expecting to meet with town official regarding the water level, but no one showed up. A5 reminder had been seat to all the previous day. One guest stated "That shows how much the tom.is - concerned with the d.arnage being caused around the lake." Mrs. Nichols reported that today there is 2 inches of watr being held back and 8.5 inches of water flowing over the boards. The lake is at 56.5 feet, still a foot over the recommended level. Questions were raised. Who gave Perry Ellis the authority to .control the lake level what are his qualifications` Does the Town have a license to control the lake level? who is paying the cost to remove all the trees that are falling in the lake? A letter was react from Wayne Carloni,telling of the damage to his home on wakeby Lake. Mr. Marcelli said there should be a person committee to control the lake level, made up of Conservation, Herring warden, and 2 lake shore property owners from MashpeeLake and one from wakeby. ; Conclusions: Property owners stated that if the Town would not come to our meeting, then they, the property.owners, should go to the Selectmen's meeting i T- i'Me:'. hotted],. [Agenda topic 41.,DPW proposing.beach � noun s h ment- 1 iscu cion: Barbara Nichols reported that she discovered a legal notice for a Conservation Commission hearing in the May 1 , 2005 edition of the 1 rla tepee Enterprise. P-W was proposing beach nourishment in Attaquin Park beach. Mrs. I ichois viewed the application on file at Conservation and discovered DPW planned to add"up to 200 tons'' of sand to the b ath. With the high lake level, there is a stream flowing across the beach and into the wetlands and then into the river. Mrs. Nichols felt until there was a plan in effect to control the lake level at 55.5 feet, nothing should be added to the bead. as it would only eater the wetlands. I&s. Nichols visited Mr. Taylor at DPW and explained her reasons for being opposed to the plan and thea wrote a letter to Conservation to put with the fila. A day later, Mr. Sherman called and stated that DPW had withdrawn the application for now. Conclusions: we need to continue watching the Legal notices for plans affecting Mshpee wakeby Lake. Respectfully submitted, Barbara B. Nichols